SAGINAW, MI — A Wayne County man and woman accused of kidnapping their 6-year-old granddaughter in Saginaw County have accepted plea agreements that could lead to them having all their felonies dismissed.

Shane Schultz, 48, and Lynette Schultz, 47, pleaded guilty to the “parental” version of enticing away a child under the age of 14 with the intent to detain or conceal the child from an individual having lawful charge of the child. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors will drop six felonies.

The new charge, also a felony, carries a maximum penalty of one year and one day in prison but also has a provision in which a judge can hand down a deferred sentence that allows the defendants to seek a dismissal of the charge if they successfully complete the terms of their sentence.

After a Cobbs hearing, Boes indicated she would hand down such a sentence. The prosecution will not object to the sentence, Saginaw County Assistant Prosecutor Patrick Duggan said on Monday.

The Schultzes on Monday said they went to the apartment with the intention of, at the least, gaining physical control over their granddaughter, whose mother — the Schultzes' daughter — recently died. The child was living with her father, but the father had been arrested on an out-of-county warrant and “willingly” left his daughter in his girlfriend's custody, police have said.

The Schultzes said they made phone calls to begin the custody process but had yet to file paperwork prior to the November incident. When they arrived at the apartment, somebody in their group claimed to work for the Department of Human Services and, when the girlfriend opened the door, they forced their way into the apartment, Shane Schultz said.

Lynette Schultz said she pushed the girlfriend into a closet. Answering questions from Duggan, she said she did not know who took the girlfriend's cellphone or if somebody threw it out of their vehicle as police were about to perform a traffic stop on them.

McQuiston, 37, also was scheduled to enter into the same agreement on Monday, but that was postponed until Feb. 18. Cicotte, 43, maintains his innocence, according to his attorney, and is scheduled for a March 6 preliminary hearing.

The statute under which the foursome is charged states, “A person shall not maliciously, forcibly, or fraudulently lead, take, carry away, decoy, or entice away any child under the age of 14 with the intent to detain or conceal the child from the child's parents or legal guardian, or from the person or persons who have adopted the child, or from any other person having the lawful charge of the child.”

“An adoptive or natural parent of the child,” the statute adds, “shall not be charged with and convicted for a violation of this (law).”

Prosecutors also charged the Schultzes, who live in Canton, and Cicotte and McQuiston, who live together in Westland, with first-degree home invasion, conspiring to commit that crime, unlawful imprisonment, unarmed robbery, and a misdemeanor count of assault and battery.

The Schultzes on Monday also pleaded to the assault charge, which was in relation to the girlfriend. They will not receive a deferred sentence on that charge.

A sentencing date was pending for the Schultzes, who remain free along with their co-defendants on $70,000 personal recognizance bonds.

— Andy Hoag covers courts for MLive/The Saginaw News. Email him at ahoag@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter @awhoag